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#EFE5B8

#efe5b8 ≈ Blond

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#efe5b8 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.8% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.18% magenta, 23.01% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.09°, with 63.22% saturation and 82.94% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blond (#faf0be), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.7785

Complementary

  1. #efe5b8
  2. #b8c2ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe5b8
  2. #b8ddef
  3. #c9b8ef

Analogous

  1. #efc9b8
  2. #efe5b8
  3. #ddefb8

Triadic

  1. #efe5b8
  2. #b8efe5
  3. #e5b8ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe5b8
  2. #c2efb8
  3. #b8c2ef
  4. #e5b8ef

Square

  1. #efe5b8
  2. #b8efc9
  3. #b8c2ef
  4. #efb8dd

Monochromatic

  1. #d3b73b
  2. #e1ce7a
  3. #efe5b8
  4. #fbf9ee
  5. #fbf9ee

Shades

#efe5b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe5b8
  2. #d7cea6
  3. #bfb793
  4. #a7a081
  5. #8f896e
  6. #78735c
  7. #605c4a
  8. #484537
  9. #302e25
  10. #181712
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe5b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe5b8
  2. #f1e8bf
  3. #f2eac6
  4. #f4edcd
  5. #f5efd4
  6. #f7f2dc
  7. #f9f5e3
  8. #faf7ea
  9. #fcfaf1
  10. #fdfcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe5b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe5b8
  2. #e4dbb2
  3. #d9d1ad
  4. #cec7a7
  5. #c3bda2
  6. #b8b39c
  7. #aca896
  8. #a19e91
  9. #96948b
  10. #8b8a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e5d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eee2b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1e6b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8ded9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efe3b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0e6b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4e1cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe5b8 {
  color: #efe5b8;
}
Background
.bg-efe5b8 {
  background-color: #efe5b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe5b8 {
  border: 2px solid #efe5b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe5b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 229 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 63% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe5b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe5b8, #ddefb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe5b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 229 184 / 0.35);
}

#faf0be Blond ΔE 2.57 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.14 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.16 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 4.57 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.01 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.43 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 5.48 #101a47 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Blond
#efe5b8  rgb(239, 229, 184)  hsl(49, 63%, 83%)  Blond
#b8c2ef  rgb(184, 194, 239)  hsl(229, 63%, 83%)  Periwinkle
#b8efe5  rgb(184, 239, 229)  hsl(169, 63%, 83%)  Pale Turquoise
#e5b8ef  rgb(229, 184, 239)  hsl(289, 63%, 83%)  Mauve